Energy Updates 
New program available for low income ND high school students
NDCAN offers dual credit assistance to juniors and seniors BISMARCK – Low-income high school juniors and seniors can get help in paying for dual credit courses through the new North Dakota College Access Network (NDCAN), administered by Bank of North Dakota (BND). “Participating in a dual credit program enables students to make substantial progress toward [...]
Dalrymple Declares Statewide Flood Emergency
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Jack Dalrymple issued a statewide disaster declaration in preparation for potential spring flooding in river basins throughout the state. In issuing the disaster declaration, Dalrymple cited heavy snowpack on saturated land around the state and fl ood outlooks issued by the National Weather Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that [...]
Four Renewable Energy Projects Explore New Technologies
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Industrial Commission announced today the completion of four renewable energy projects funded with grants from the North Dakota Renewable Energy Program. The projects involve research and development of renewable energy technologies and processes that have strong growth potential in North Dakota. The Legislature established the program in 2007 to [...]
Fischer Tropsch Fuels Development
Awardee: Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC), Grand Forks Amount Awarded: $189,034 Total Project Costs: $899,820 This project was designed to take biomass materials such as North Dakota grown switchgrass and turn this into liquid transportation fuels through gasifi cation followed by a conversion process known as Fischer–Tropsch. The project capitalized on the EERC’s experience [...]
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